In Bengaluru, Police Commissioner Kamal Pant issued orders prohibiting all gatherings, protests and celebrations in public places from March 15 to 21. High Court officials held meetings with senior police officials on Monday evening.
Karnataka: HC hijab ruling today, Sec 144 in Bengaluru, parts of state
WITH THE Karnataka High Court set to pronounce its verdict on the hijab issue on Tuesday morning, prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure have been imposed in parts of Karnataka, including Bengaluru.
In Bengaluru, Police Commissioner Kamal Pant issued orders prohibiting all gatherings, protests and celebrations in public places from March 15 to 21. High Court officials held meetings with senior police officials on Monday evening.
In Udupi — where a section of girls in a pre-university college first started protests in January this year seeking to wear hijab inside their classrooms — and Dakshina Kannada, the district administrations have declared a holiday for all schools and colleges on Tuesday.
On February 25, the full bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justices Krishna S Dixit and Jaibunnisa Mohideen Khazi had reserved judgment on a batch of petitions filed by Muslim girls from government pre-university colleges in Udupi district.